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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1925
Page
2
A piano no larger than a typewriter with a concert grand register weighs about 30 pounds and has a four bank keyboard. Government Institute of Music experts say it equals a first class grand, with three months learning time. Wholesale price estimated around $30.
Rescue crews battled chaos at a remote site ten miles from town after the Sunnyland flyer derailed from 60 mph. Conductor J W Ryan of Memphis, 40, was among the dead. seriously injured included D McDowell Tupelo L D Tallchie 40 Memphis Roger Martin Memphis and Mrs Mable Hendricks Memphis as 11 cars plunged 40 feet. Initial estimates listed twenty dead with fear of higher totals as officials issued updates.
The Republican slate for the November 3 1925 general election lists President Judge S Plummer Emery Sheriff H M Buck Reynolds Register and Recorder Jeannette W Hutton District Attorney J Elder Bryan Jury Commissioner M C Kennedy for county posts. City nominees include City Council four years Walter V Tyler and D O Davies City Council two years Louis G Genkinger School Board six years R T Withers W L Campbell J H McIlvenny and School Board two years Andrew Dietterle James K Love.
Vignettes from an eastern town show two alumni debating sending a high school football player to their alma mater after graduation. A doctor writes a prescription on a street sidewalk envelope while a dentist displays gold tooth samples to a patient. A bandaged colored boy explains he has been busted. Community Chest workers meet at noon at the High Twelve Club. A radio fan carries new tubes home to avoid jostling on a crowded Highland avenue car. A coal truck sits stuck in a soggy East Side yard. A county candidate studies primary results to gain insights for the general election.
A 1924 era banquet features navy officials defending service efficiency after a series of disasters. Admiral Eberle leads complaints against critics while Comdrs Rodgers Rosendahl Byrd are highlighted. Golf trophies and a Grove City College talk punctuate the event with prize lists and tributes.
The well known tenor sang Dawn with Mrs Jessie Nelson Reed accompanying. President George F Winter reported a net year gain of 3346 94 and summarized the club’s 1921 founding and building of the club house and golf course. Directors were elected for three years with Winter Post and Elder, Jr. continuing. Dr Charles E Trainer elected to replace Love. Secretary Gardner read the minutes.
Dr Charles E Barker, former Taft health adviser and Rotary platform speaker, will address men and boys tonight at 8 in the New Castle senior high school auditorium. The event, free to attendees, is funded by local Rotarians with space for 1200 and aims for a full house.
Funeral services for Thomas Cowles were held Monday afternoon at 2 30 from the family home 324 East North street conducted by Rev George M Landis pastor of the First Baptist church. Interment was in Oak Park cemetery with pallbearers Thomas Solomon Scott Sample Edgar Gilbert Lewis Daugherty Sam Shaffer and James Blanning. Elder S Robison aged 78 a longtime resident of the Seventh Ward died this morning at 8 30 at his Madison avenue home after two weeks with bronchial pneumonia. He leaves wife Elizabeth Clark Robison married fifty two years ago. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 from the Madison avenue home and Westfield cemetery will receive the body.
Andrew Valka testified he saw the Gerlach machine approach from the opposite direction while a bus stopped ahead. The boy was struck as pedestrians crossed, with witnesses placing the incident near the concrete curb as the vehicle could not stop in time. Gerlach admitted slowing to 25 mph, and he was jailed after transporting the boy to the hospital before his death.
Dr Barker frames the Community Chest as a service duty and spiritual measure while noon session raises optimism. A deficit discussion follows with Fred Rentz vowing to cover any shortfall if needed as volunteers pledge success and predict the goal will be reached.
Washington October 27 Theo dore Potter 29 Oakdale and Kimcie Gilmore 25 Pittsburgh were arrested after Constable Joseph Meil stopped them trying to smuggle liquor into Westland mining district near here An arrest report states fifteen gallons of liquor were seized.
Mrs Josephine Leidy filed suit for divorce against Carter Randolph Leidy in Montgomery County Court. The couple, prominent in Philadelphia and New York society, reside in Cheltenham, a Philadelphia suburb. grounds for the suit were not disclosed.
The resignations come as France faces tough debt negotiations with creditors. Administration officials say industrial leaders back a debt settlement to restore credit, stabilize the franc, and aid commerce, while politics remain hostile to terms resembling those of other nations. The Caillaux episode triggered a credit pull in Washington and a Franc decline, fueling global suspicion.
Tokyo reports that about ten million newly enfranchised Japanese voters will be instructed by three thousand priests. The Nishi Hongwanji temple in Kyoto trains the priests to join a campaign explaining the universal manhood suffrage law and voters duties.
Leading operators warn the strike will not end until an economically sound wage agreement is reached. The onus remains on the union to resolve dues collection under the continued check off system.
Constantinople reports the Turkish health ministry orders removal of decorative grilles on residences designed to shield harem women from view. Officials say the bars deprive homes of sunlight and air and harm infant health.
In Jackson Minnesota on October 27, a fox terrier named Spot escaped a kennel after being taken to Chicago by Fred Jiska and trekked 400 miles back to his hometown arriving footsore and local residents celebrate the returning dog.
The article notes that Spee was recognized by the new owners at the dog's former home and will be cared for by them.
Erie Pa Oct 27 Judge Rossiter discharged Geo Gregory on a charge of refusing to support his wife. Gregory said his wife kept paying boarders against his will and he refused to pay the rent.
A late survey shows Venango Franklin County has 1869 beehives, up from the prior count. The report notes growing interest in keeping bees and gathering honey in the area this fall.
A speaker urges Republican voters to ratify primary selections in one week with hopes for increased support on election day November 3. The writer credits loyal supporters and “little friends” for securing the nomination and asks for continued aid.
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